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Standard Motion · S3M-01892 · Session 3

Psychological Support for People with Diabetes

Lodged by Karen Whitefield Lab Lodged 13 May 2008 26 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges the need for psychological support for people with diabetes in Scotland and welcomes the seminar taking place in Committee Room 3 of the Parliament on the morning of

Thursday 15 May 2008 to look at ways to provide emotional and psychological support in Scotland’s diabetes communities; recognises that access to emotional and psychological support is a high priority for the near 200,000 people in Scotland who have diabetes; welcomes the acquisition of skills by some NHS staff in psychological interventions and motivational techniques, and urges everyone involved in the treatment of diabetes to consider the emotional and psychological elements of living with this condition.

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Supporters

26 MSPs

Lab 17 SNP 7 Con 1 LD 1

Show all 26 supporters by party

Lab 17

SNP 7

Con 1

LD 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-01892 by reference.